Mauritania’s SNIM iron ore mining company aims to produce 13 million tonnes in 2014. Employees proudly call their firm the lung of their nation’s economy.
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The Guelb mine site is seen in Zouerate. SNIM mines black iron ore in the northern town of Zouerate, a remote desert location which nevertheless attracts people from all over the country looking for work. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A truck drives along a road at the TO-14 iron ore mine in Zouerate. Joe Penney / Reuters -
People wait to board a SNIM train carrying iron ore and mine workers to Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast,. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A SNIM security officers speaks to a worker on board a commercial ship carrying iron ore in Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A conveyor belt used to transport iron ore to a ship is seen at SNIM headquarters in the port of Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
People wait to board a SNIM train carrying iron ore and mine workers to Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A donkey walks on a street in downtown Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
The SNIM port is seen in Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A man climbs down from a rooftop in the iron ore mining town of Zouerate. Joe Penney / Reuters -
An abandoned colonial military base is seen next to the port of Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
Youths stand on a SNIM train carrying iron ore and mine workers in Zouerate. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A SNIM worker oversees the transfer of iron ore to train cars at the Guelb mine site in Zouerate. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A conveyor belt used to transport iron ore to a ship is seen at SNIM headquarters in the port of Nouadhibou. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A SNIM train carrying iron ore arrives in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Joe Penney / Reuters -
A man works at a SNIM technical workshop in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. Joe Penney / Reuters
In pictures: The ‘lung’ of Mauritania’s economy
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